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Zhiggi-Zhiggi in Rwanda is not a conventional travelogue, nor is it a catalogue of diplomatic postings. It is a reflective memoir about how travel-across countries, institutions, and moments of history-quietly shapes a mind. From a childhood fascination with the world beyond familiar borders to a long career in the Indian Foreign Service, the author journeys through conflict zones, divided Europe, distant islands, and the corridors of power. Along the way, he observes history at close quarters and learns how institutions endure, how authority is exercised-or squandered-and how perspective is earned rather than assumed. Notable meetings with figures like Mother Teresa and Queen Elizabeth II offer recognition, yet it is a trip to Rwanda as a traveller that serves as the book's turning point, shifting focus from ceremony to humble reflection on human experience. Written with clarity, restraint, and quiet humour, Zhiggi-Zhiggi in Rwanda is a memoir about learning to live with uncertainty-and discovering that travel's greatest lesson is not how much of the world one sees, but how much remains unresolved.

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Madhusudan Gavai, a former Indian diplomat, has spent a lifetime engaging with the world beyond familiar borders through diplomacy, travel, and public service. His career placed him at the intersection of institutions, cultures, and people, offering close insight into how nations interact and how individuals quietly shape those encounters.He travelled widely representing India in diverse international settings, witnessing both moments of historical significance and the everyday realities that rarely enter official records. A keen observer with a reflective temperament, Gavai writes with clarity, restraint, and gentle humour. Zhiggi-Zhiggi in Rwanda is his personal memoir of a life lived in motion.

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